“Individuals assume that the barrier to enter tech is too difficult and don’t realize how many roles outside of coding are available.”
Kendrick Trotter
Founder & CEO, Us in Technology
Guest Bio
Kendrick is the founder of Us in Technology - a virtual community with the goal of diversifying the tech industry by connecting underrepresented talent with opportunities in the tech industry where minority individuals were historically excluded such as sales, marketing, and engineering, programming.
Episode Summary
It’s a fact that diverse teams perform better than those that don’t, and Kendrick Trotter talks about how diverse workplaces create extreme value for companies and why DEI initiatives should be a top priority for the workplace.